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TABLE 3.

Results of conjugation between 10 diffusely adherent E. coli strains and E. coli K-12 C600

Diffusely adherent E. coli strain	Source	Resistance profile^a	Size (MDa) of plasmid(s)	Resistance profile of the transconjugant	DA phenotype	Size (MDa) of transconjugant plasmid(s)
10	Control	Ap^r Cf^r Co^r Sm^r Su^r Tc^r	44, 80, 91	Ap^r Nal^r	−	91
53	Diarrhea	Ap^r Ci^r Co^r Sm^r Su^r Tc^r	38, 75, >98	Ap^r Tc^r Nal^r	−	75
64	Control	Ap^r Cf^r Co^r Sm^r Su^r Tc^r	78, 98	Ap^r Sm^r Nal^r	−	78
66	Diarrhea	Ap^r Co^r Sm^r Su^r Tc^r	73, >98	Ap^r Sm^r Nal^r	−	73
67	Control	Ap^r Cf^r Cc^r Sm^r Su^r Tc^r	75, >98	Ap^r Sm^r Tc^r Nal^r	+	75, >98
69	Diarrhea	Ap^r Co^r Sm^r Su^r Tc^r	75, >98	Ap^r Sm^r Tc^r Nal^r	+	75
73	Control	Ap^r Co^r Sm^r Su^r Tc^r	31, 73	Ap^r Sm^r Nal^r	−	73
79	Diarrhea	Ap^r Co^r Sm^r Su^r Tc^r	68, >98	Ap^r Sm^r Tc^r Nal^r	+	68, >98
96	Diarrhea	Ap^r Co^r Sm^r Su^r Tc^r	75, >98	Ap^r Sm^r Tc^r Nal^r	+	75
97	Diarrhea	Ap^r Co^r Sm^r Su^r Tc^r	66, 95, >98	Ap^r Sm^r Nal^r	−	66

Ap^r, ampicillin resistant; Cf^r, cephalothin resistant; Ci^r, ciprofloxacin resistant; Co^r, cotrimoxazole; Sm^r, streptomycin resistant; Su^r, sulfonamide resistant; Tc^r, tetracycline resistant; Nal^r, nalixidic acid resistant.